WMATA Reports A Person Has Been Hit By Metro Train

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- WMATA reports that a person has been hit by a Yellow Line train at Fort Totten Metro Station in D.C. on Monday afternoon. Officials say that the man intentionally placed himself where the train would hit him.

WMATA also reports that the man was conscious when he was taken to the hospital.

Metro riders should expect delays as trains are single-tracking between Georgia Avenue and West Hyattsville on the Green Line.

WMATA instructs customers at Fort Totten Station to use Red Line to Gallery Place for Yellow or Green service north.